1939 Best Actress (feat. Louis Virtel)

This week on the season finale of And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Keep It cohost Louis Virtel to discuss the 1939 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Vivien Leigh won for her performance in “Gone with the Wind,” beating Bette Davis in “Dark Victory,” Irene Dunne in “Love Affair,” Greta Garbo in “Ninotchka,” and Greer Garson in “Goodbye, Mr. Chips.” We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Leigh.

0:00 – 9:41 – Introduction

9:42 – 24:19 – Bette Davis

24:20 – 38:44 – Irene Dunne

38:45 – 53:28 – Greta Garbo

53:29 – 1:08:39 – Greer Garson

1:08:44 – 1:31:11 – Vivien Leigh

1:32:12 – 1:54:17 – Why Vivien Leigh won / Twitter questions

1:54:18 – 2:00:40 – Who was the runner-up?

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Theme/End Music: “Diamonds” by Iouri Sazonov

Additional Music: “Storming Cinema Ident” by Edward Blakeley

Artwork: Brian O’Meara